Upsala, Minnesota is a small town in central Minnesota with a population of just over 500 people. Politically, the local government consists of the mayor and five city council members who work together to make decisions on behalf of the city. In recent years, many initiatives have been made to improve the quality of life for Upsala's citizens, such as increasing access to public transportation, creating new recreational activities, and implementing education programs for adults and children. In addition to this, the city council also works to make sure that laws are being followed and that the safety of its citizens is being maintained. The current mayor and city council members strive to maintain a safe and prosperous community for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Upsala, MN is very conservative.
Morrison County, MN is very conservative. In Morrison County, MN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.3%.
Morrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upsala, MN is very conservative.
Morrison County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Upsala, Minnesota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Upsala, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $6,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)